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Inferno
05-21-2015, 11:39 AM
On NBA's Twitter....on my phone so I can't link
1st team
Steph Curry
James Harden
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol
2nd team
Chris Paul
Russell Westbrook
LaMarcus Aldridge
DeMarcus Cousins
Pau Gasol
3rd team
Kyrie Irving
Klay Thompson
Blake Griffin
Deandre Jordan
Tim Duncan
ISHGoat
05-21-2015, 11:41 AM
where the **** is my link ******?
J Shuttlesworth
05-21-2015, 11:41 AM
Steph Curry
James Harden
Lebron James
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol
Second Team: Aldridge, Cousins, P. Gasol, Westbrook & Paul.
All NBA Third Team: Blake Griffin, Tim Duncan, DeAndre Jordan, Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving.
Rake2204
05-21-2015, 11:41 AM
http://www.nba.com/2015/news/05/21/2014-15-all-nba-first-team-official-release/
First Team
Stephen Curry
James Harden
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol
Second Team
Russell Westbrook
Chris Paul
LaMarcus Alrdridge
Pau Gasol
DeMarcus Cousins
Third Team
Klay Thompson
Kyrie Irving
Blake Griffin
DeAndre Jordan
Timothy Duncan
Imtheman
05-21-2015, 11:42 AM
Weak era man
pastis
05-21-2015, 11:53 AM
well pau in second and duncan in third. ok :lol :lol especially duncan did not play that great on a consistent level to be in the third team.
MP.Trey
05-21-2015, 11:54 AM
Congrats to my boy Kyrie. :applause:
Gasol as first team?
:biggums: :biggums: :biggums:
Tycriss
05-21-2015, 11:55 AM
12 West
3 Est
The Western Conference is absurdly stacked :facepalm
kennethgriffin
05-21-2015, 11:56 AM
Weak era man
seriously..
compare that to
2001-2002
1st Team
F: Tim Duncan F: Tracy McGrady
C: Shaquille O'Neal
G: Kobe Bryant G: Jason Kidd
2nd Team
F: Kevin Garnett F: Chris Webber
C: Dirk Nowitzki
G: Allen Iverson G: Gary Payton
3rd Team
F: Jermaine O'Neal F: Ben Wallace
C: Dikembe Mutombo
G: Steve Nash G: Paul Pierce
or
1990-91 NBA
1st Team
F: Charles Barkley F: Karl Malone
C: David Robinson
G: Magic Johnson G: Michael Jordan
2nd Team
F: Chris Mullin F: Dominique Wilkins
C: Patrick Ewing
G: Clyde Drexler G: Kevin Johnson
3rd Team
F: Bernard King F: James Worthy
C: Hakeem Olajuwon
G: Joe Dumars G: John Stockton
:lol
First Team
Stephen Curry ( 3 point spammer... cant do anything else... MVP? )
James Harden ( rip through spammer... cant do anything else )
LeBron James ( well past his prime )
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol ( good passer and defender i guess )
Second Team
Russell Westbrook ( missed the playoffs )
Chris Paul ( biggest choker of all time )
LaMarcus Alrdridge ( not even better than lillard anymore )
Pau Gasol ( well past his prime shooting flat footed wide open gimmies )
DeMarcus Cousins ( crazy, missed playoffs )
Third Team
Klay Thompson ( 3pt shooter )
Kyrie Irving
Blake Griffin ( choker )
DeAndre Jordan ( can only dunk and rebound )
Timothy Duncan ( 50 years old averaging 13ppg )
:facepalm
Congrats to my boy Kyrie. :applause:
Jeff Teague > Kyrie Irving
Vman23
05-21-2015, 11:57 AM
Irving/Thompson over Wall is questionable for me, Wall has no other all-stars on his team and still managed to get the team to the 5th seed.
pastis
05-21-2015, 11:58 AM
seriously..
compare that to
2001-2002
1st Team
F: Tim Duncan F: Tracy McGrady
C: Shaquille O'Neal
G: Kobe Bryant G: Jason Kidd
2nd Team
F: Kevin Garnett F: Chris Webber
C: Dirk Nowitzki
G: Allen Iverson G: Gary Payton
3rd Team
F: Jermaine O'Neal F: Ben Wallace
C: Dikembe Mutombo
G: Steve Nash G: Paul Pierce
or
1990-91 NBA
1st Team
F: Charles Barkley F: Karl Malone
C: David Robinson
G: Magic Johnson G: Michael Jordan
2nd Team
F: Chris Mullin F: Dominique Wilkins
C: Patrick Ewing
G: Clyde Drexler G: Kevin Johnson
3rd Team
F: Bernard King F: James Worthy
C: Hakeem Olajuwon
G: Joe Dumars G: John Stockton
:lol
First Team
Stephen Curry ( 3 point spammer... cant do anything else... MVP? )
James Harden ( rip through spammer... cant do anything else )
LeBron James ( well past his prime )
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol ( good passer and defender i guess )
Second Team
Russell Westbrook ( missed the playoffs )
Chris Paul ( biggest choker of all time )
LaMarcus Alrdridge ( not even better than lillard anymore )
Pau Gasol ( well past his prime shooting flat footed wide open gimmies )
DeMarcus Cousins ( crazy )
Third Team
Klay Thompson ( 3pt shooter )
Kyrie Irving
Blake Griffin ( choker )
DeAndre Jordan ( can only dunk and rebound )
Timothy Duncan ( 50 years old averaging 13ppg )
:facepalm
you are right, but tracy mcgready in the first team is shocking as well.
Gabuyaux
05-21-2015, 12:00 PM
John Wall > Kyrie
kennethgriffin
05-21-2015, 12:00 PM
you are right, but tracy mcgready in the first team is shocking as well.
27/8/5/2 on a playoff team ?
NBASTATMAN
05-21-2015, 12:04 PM
On NBA's Twitter....on my phone so I can't link
1st team
Steph Curry
James Harden
LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol
2nd team
Chris Paul
Russell Westbrook
LaMarcus Aldridge
DeMarcus Cousins
Pau Gasol
3rd team
Kyrie Irving
Klay Thompson
Blake Griffin
Deandre Jordan
Tim Duncan
How is Marc Gasol first team and Pau second when Pau was better across the board... :confusedshrug:
Mawly-G
05-21-2015, 12:05 PM
I'd switch Marc Gasol with his brother Pau (or did Pau mostly play PF this year as opposed to Center?)
I'd also switch LMA with Blake Griffin.
Otherwise...pretty spot on.
NBASTATMAN
05-21-2015, 12:06 PM
Gasol as first team?
:biggums: :biggums: :biggums:
Not sure how Marc Gasol is on the first team.. He is a nice player but Pau had better stats and Pau is an old man.. :confusedshrug:
kshutts1
05-21-2015, 12:06 PM
Wall/Butler got robbed. Both/either should have made it over Kyrie.
Cousins should have been first team over Marc.
Griffin should have been second team over Aldridge.
Westbrook should have been first team over Curry. MVP (though I disagree with his nomination) doesn't mean "best". Perfectly understandable to have him on second team.
kennethgriffin
05-21-2015, 12:07 PM
remember back when there were only 2 all nba teams and only all time greats made it
1963-64 NBA
1st Team
F: Elgin Baylor F: Bob Pettit
C: Wilt Chamberlain
G: Oscar Robertson G: Jerry West
2nd Team
F: Tom Heinsohn F: Jerry Lucas
C: Bill Russell
G: Hal Greer G: John Havlicek
1st Team
F: John Havlicek F: Spencer Haywood
C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
G: Tiny Archibald G: Jerry West
2nd Team
F: Rick Barry F: Elvin Hayes
C: Dave Cowens
G: Walt Frazier G: Pete Maravich
Lebron23
05-21-2015, 12:07 PM
Good Lists. I expect Lebron to average 27 to 28 ppg next season. He's going to be more familiar with Blatt's offensive strategy.
pastis
05-21-2015, 12:07 PM
Duncan and aldridge are shocking me The most :biggums:
ISHGoat
05-21-2015, 12:08 PM
Marc gasol overrated
Aldridge overrated AF x 10. Hes actually pretty average at everything. That max contract doe :lol
rest are okay
Mass Debator
05-21-2015, 12:08 PM
John Wall > Kyrie
Yeah, I don't agree with that selection as well even though I'm a fan of his. When it's a close race, I always go with the #1 option.
kennethgriffin
05-21-2015, 12:08 PM
Not sure how Marc Gasol is on the first team.. He is a nice player but Pau had better stats and Pau is an old man.. :confusedshrug:
cousins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> x1000 pau
:roll:
NBASTATMAN
05-21-2015, 12:08 PM
Wall/Butler got robbed. Both/either should have made it over Kyrie.
Cousins should have been first team over Marc.
Griffin should have been second team over Aldridge.
Westbrook should have been first team over Curry. MVP (though I disagree with his nomination) doesn't mean "best". Perfectly understandable to have him on second team.
I agree Cousins should have been over Marc ... I forgot about him...
NBASTATMAN
05-21-2015, 12:09 PM
cousins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> x1000 pau
:roll:
I agree Cousins is better than Pau.. Still Pau is still better than his brother...
kennethgriffin
05-21-2015, 12:10 PM
Duncan and aldridge are shocking me The most :biggums:
13ppg role player 20mpg skipping half the season tim duncan isnt an all NBA talent you mean
?
http://media.giphy.com/media/EvWx1BeeRyyJi/giphy-facebook_s.jpg
Lebron23
05-21-2015, 12:11 PM
How is Marc Gasol first team and Pau second when Pau was better across the board... :confusedshrug:
Marc is getting overrated. Pau is a better player than him this season.
Mawly-G
05-21-2015, 12:11 PM
Yeah, I don't agree with that selection as well even though I'm a fan of his. When it's a close race, I always go with the #1 option.
I'm sure that a lot of that had to do with Kyrie dropping major buckets this year. His 57 and 55 point games were pretty epic. Season highs for any player this year.
T_L_P
05-21-2015, 12:43 PM
Duncan and aldridge are shocking me The most :biggums:
Who do you think should have replaced them (remember, it needs to be Fs)?
bballnoob1192
05-21-2015, 12:48 PM
Wall/Butler got robbed. Both/either should have made it over Kyrie.
Cousins should have been first team over Marc.
Griffin should have been second team over Aldridge.
Westbrook should have been first team over Curry. MVP (though I disagree with his nomination) doesn't mean "best". Perfectly understandable to have him on second team.
when was the last time an MVP winner didn't get on the first team in the same year? :biggums: :facepalm SMH at some of you retarded Curry haters.
bballnoob1192
05-21-2015, 12:49 PM
Who do you think should have replaced them (remember, it needs to be Fs)?
blake griffin should definitely be ahead of Aldridge
T_L_P
05-21-2015, 12:52 PM
blake griffin should definitely be ahead of Aldridge
Agreed. I wouldn't even have Aldridge there at all, tbh (Kawhi was easily better, and I personally think Favors impacts the game more though I understand he didn't have the team record).
kshutts1
05-21-2015, 12:58 PM
when was the last time an MVP winner didn't get on the first team in the same year? :biggums: :facepalm SMH at some of you retarded Curry haters.
Not at all a Curry hater. I intellectually know that the MVP will always make first team. Doesn't mean I have to like it. Taking out TEAM records, I think Westbrook had a better year than ANYONE. I just chose Curry to be replaced because I also think Harden had a better year than Curry, and that Harden should have been MVP.
If you asked me what I EXPECTED to happen with the guards, the actual teams are it. But if you want to know my opinion, the NBA should have different criteria, and Westbrook should be first and Curry second, and Harden MVP.
Aldridge at 2nd team :applause:
I wasn't sure that he would get it. Thought he may get 3rd.
blake griffin should definitely be ahead of Aldridge
In the regular season? No. He missed too many games and CP3 was the team leader. LMA was the man in Portland especially since Lillard forgot how to shoot
DonDadda59
05-21-2015, 01:31 PM
Hell of an era we're witnessing.
SugarHill
05-21-2015, 01:34 PM
Hell of an era we're witnessing.
Harden back2back first team selections. Are you impressed or disappointed?
DonDadda59
05-21-2015, 01:44 PM
Harden back2back first team selections. Are you impressed or disappointed?
Indifferent.
imnew09
05-21-2015, 01:47 PM
LOL how many are in the WEAST?
aj1987
05-21-2015, 01:50 PM
Harden back2back first team selections. Are you impressed or disappointed?
WOAT era for SG's.
DonDadda59
05-21-2015, 01:59 PM
LOL how many are in the WEAST?
2 out of the 3 players represented in the East are on the Cavs. Jesus :facepalm
Last 2 all NBA first team Centers- Joakim Noah followed by Marc Gasol.
Hell of an era we're witnessing. Hell of an era.
FreezingTsmoove
05-21-2015, 02:01 PM
WOAT era for SG's.
Pre Harden draft was easily the worst :coleman:
L.Kizzle
05-21-2015, 02:06 PM
No Hawks?
Hopper15
05-21-2015, 02:13 PM
Not at all a Curry hater. I intellectually know that the MVP will always make first team. Doesn't mean I have to like it. Taking out TEAM records, I think Westbrook had a better year than ANYONE. I just chose Curry to be replaced because I also think Harden had a better year than Curry, and that Harden should have been MVP.
If you asked me what I EXPECTED to happen with the guards, the actual teams are it. But if you want to know my opinion, the NBA should have different criteria, and Westbrook should be first and Curry second, and Harden MVP.
Curry- 49/44/91
Westbrook-42/29/83
Give me Curry's efficiency any day over Westbrook's inflated statistics because of his absurd usage rate and Durant's absence.
WallIn
05-21-2015, 02:24 PM
Wall is obviously the biggest snub.
kshutts1
05-21-2015, 02:28 PM
Curry- 49/44/91
Westbrook-42/29/83
Give me Curry's efficiency any day over Westbrook's inflated statistics because of his absurd usage rate and Durant's absence.
To each their own, but there's an argument, and a logical one at that, that would suggest Westbrook was inefficient because he had little help, while Curry's efficiency was inflated due to the help.
Heavincent
05-21-2015, 02:32 PM
Not at all a Curry hater. I intellectually know that the MVP will always make first team. Doesn't mean I have to like it. Taking out TEAM records, I think Westbrook had a better year than ANYONE. I just chose Curry to be replaced because I also think Harden had a better year than Curry, and that Harden should have been MVP.
If you asked me what I EXPECTED to happen with the guards, the actual teams are it. But if you want to know my opinion, the NBA should have different criteria, and Westbrook should be first and Curry second, and Harden MVP.
The guy who led his team to 67 wins, shattered his own record for 3's in a season, put up 24 PPG on 49/44/91, averaged 8 assists, and played great defense all year doesn't belong on the all NBA first team. Yeah, okay.
houston
05-21-2015, 02:32 PM
Irving/Thompson over Wall is questionable for me, Wall has no other all-stars on his team and still managed to get the team to the 5th seed.
yea that my gripe too.
SHAQisGOAT
05-21-2015, 02:36 PM
Mostly what I've expected...
kshutts1
05-21-2015, 02:43 PM
The guy who led his team to 67 wins, shattered his own record for 3's in a season, put up 24 PPG on 49/44/91, averaged 8 assists, and played great defense all year doesn't belong on the all NBA first team. Yeah, okay.
Team record should not count.
Who cares about record for 3's in a year?
Great defense? Really? Where was he on the All D team?
Anyway, Curry certainly deserves first team accolades. I just happen to think that Harden and Westbrook are MORE deserving. Called an opinion. I'm not saying you have to share it, but what's a message board if not a forum in which we can voice our own opinions?
Heavincent
05-21-2015, 02:48 PM
Team record should not count.
Who cares about record for 3's in a year?
Great defense? Really? Where was he on the All D team?
Anyway, Curry certainly deserves first team accolades. I just happen to think that Harden and Westbrook are MORE deserving. Called an opinion. I'm not saying you have to share it, but what's a message board if not a forum in which we can voice our own opinions?
Team record should absolutely count. A team that won 67 games should have someone representing them on the first team. Period.
Yeah, who cares about being the greatest shooter ever :hammerhead:
Yes, Steph Curry is a very good defender. Certainly better than Westbrook and Harden.
kshutts1
05-21-2015, 02:55 PM
Team record should absolutely count. A team that won 67 games should have someone representing them on the first team. Period.
Yeah, who cares about being the greatest shooter ever :hammerhead:
Yes, Steph Curry is a very good defender. Certainly better than Westbrook and Harden.
I don't understand why team record should count when giving an individual an award.
And greatest shooter since the 3p line was brought to the NBA, I'll give you that. But placing too much emphasis on the 3p abilities of current players without considering that of players past, or the possible limitations of said specialty, is not the way I like to rank players.
I just prefer Russell's 28/8.5/7/2.1 on 43/84 over Curry's 24/7.7/4/2 on 49/91.
I also think that if Curry had been on the Thunder, they would have done worse, just like if Russell had been on Warriors, they too would have done worse.
Inferno
05-21-2015, 02:57 PM
Curry- 49/44/91
Westbrook-42/29/83
Give me Curry's efficiency any day over Westbrook's inflated statistics because of his absurd usage rate and Durant's absence.
:applause:
Inferno
05-21-2015, 02:58 PM
To each their own, but there's an argument, and a logical one at that, that would suggest Westbrook was inefficient because he had little help, while Curry's efficiency was inflated due to the help.
Steph has been more efficient than WB literally every year
Genaro
05-21-2015, 03:01 PM
I have no problems with the first team, it was actually the exact team I wrote in a thread. Even Marc who people here seem to have a beef with. He was the best player on a 55 win team.
Leonard was better than Duncan. Wall and Irving could go either way.
LMA is ok in the second team over Griffin. Blake was injured and didn't go as hard as he can in the RS, LMA on the other hand played great even with a broken hand. In the playoffs LMA was meh and Blake was great (apart of the chokes) but this is a regular season team.
ImKobe
05-21-2015, 03:05 PM
Good Lists. I expect Lebron to average 27 to 28 ppg next season. He's going to be more familiar with Blatt's offensive strategy.
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
WallIn
05-21-2015, 03:08 PM
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Who is Blatt? The assistant coach?
James is the head coach afaik.
raiderfan19
05-21-2015, 03:18 PM
Who do you think should have replaced them (remember, it needs to be Fs)?
Why Duncan isn't a forward
aj1987
05-21-2015, 03:22 PM
Pre Harden draft was easily the worst :coleman:
There were a shit ton of SG's averaging 20+ PPG in '08. Kobe, Wade, AI, Iverson, Redd, Craw, J-Rich, Ellis, Iggy, etc.. I'm sure I'm forgetting a couple more.
Heck, prime Wade and Kobe alone shit on any SG today. It's not particularly close either. Just imagine Harden trying to score on Wade and Kobe. Now imagine him trying to contain them. Shit would be like a Brazzers video of a white chick with 5 black guys.
Who are the elite SG's today? Harden, Klay, Ellis, Butler, and past his prime Wade?
raiderfan19
05-21-2015, 03:25 PM
I don't understand why team record should count when giving an individual an award.
And greatest shooter since the 3p line was brought to the NBA, I'll give you that. But placing too much emphasis on the 3p abilities of current players without considering that of players past, or the possible limitations of said specialty, is not the way I like to rank players.
I just prefer Russell's 28/8.5/7/2.1 on 43/84 over Curry's 24/7.7/4/2 on 49/91.
I also think that if Curry had been on the Thunder, they would have done worse, just like if Russell had been on Warriors, they too would have done worse.
Pretending that their 3pt numbers don't exist is foolish. 28 on 22/9.8 fg/fta for a .536 ts is nowhere near as impressive as 24 on 16.6/4.4 for a .638 ts%. That's ten extra releases per game
K Xerxes
05-21-2015, 04:05 PM
No way Marc Gasol is first team. Westbrook for Marc and put everyone forward a spot.
Curry
Westbrook
Harden
James
Davis
5 best players of the '15 regular season, unquestionably. And it's not like that team couldn't work.
jbryan1984
05-21-2015, 04:12 PM
when was the last time an MVP winner didn't get on the first team in the same year? :biggums: :facepalm SMH at some of you retarded Curry haters.
I don't recall but on a few occassions, the DPOTY was on All Defensive second team. One recently last few years, Marc Gasol and Tyson Chandler were victims of that craziness. Makes zero sense.
ApexPredator
05-21-2015, 04:20 PM
Leonard was better than Duncan. Wall and Irving could go either way.
It was really close, and I think the tie breaker goes to Duncan for playing 13 more games than Kawhi.
HurricaneKid
05-21-2015, 04:29 PM
LOL at so many people that want Pau higher. He was one of the worst defenders in the league. He had no business on any of the 3 teams.
Leonard was better than Duncan.
They were very close:
Duncan 13.9 pts / 9.1 rebs / 3 asst / 2 blks 51.2%FG 22.6 PER 9.6 WS 5.5 BPM 4.2 VORP
Leonard 16.5 pts / 7.2 rebs / 2.5 asst / 2.3 stl 47.9%FG 22 PER 8.6 WS 6.1 BPM 4.1 VORP
And Duncan played more than 20% more games than Leonard.
13ppg role player 20mpg skipping half the season tim duncan isnt an all NBA talent you mean
28.9 minutes per game (ain't it amazing what he can accomplish in such a short time) - 77 games played - not bad for a 38 year old
Why Duncan isn't a forward
He's a forward when he plays with Splitter and Baynes. He's a center when he plays with Diaw and Bonner.
Leonard got 155 points - a lot more than Klay Thompson (122) and Irving (112) but because he's a forward and not a guard - didn't make an all-nba team. Lots of big men on the all-nba teams this year.
Leftimage
05-21-2015, 09:09 PM
List is ok... both Gasol brothers sort of feel like impostors to me, but the real problem is that the league feels obliged to pick a center for each team... should be 2 guards and 3 frontcourt players.
The two gasols and duncan are all questionable selections tbh.
with a guard/frontcourt system guys like Butler and Kawhi could have gotten in, and deservedly so.
ArbitraryWater
05-21-2015, 09:12 PM
Aldridge overrated, Blake > Aldridge, Cousins > Gasol.
Sportal
05-21-2015, 09:14 PM
3/15 players from the East...
Silver has to look at top16 in play-offs, especially with the top 2 picks going West..
Leftimage
05-21-2015, 09:24 PM
3/15 players from the East...
Silver has to look at top16 in play-offs, especially with the top 2 picks going West..
Business-wise I could see why its dicey. Suppose we go to your system, how many east teams make it this year and for the foreseeable future? 3, 4 per season? East coast TV audiences get shafted if they're NBA fans (all later starts than usual) and, more importantly, the EC is the demographic heavyweight in this equation. All the big-to-huge markets aside from LA are in the east.
So I could understand if they're reluctant to pull the plug on Eastern fanbases - that IS essentially what they'd be doing for the next couple years. The whole eastern seaboard would become less interested in bball for an extended period.
Also, who's to say the lower-ranking western teams would destroy the east ones? We'll never know, we only get to see the two best teams head up in the finals. And tbh the finals haven't been boring in recent years. Always well-contested with no clear-cut favorite, and both conferences have gotten some chips.
raiderfan19
05-21-2015, 09:36 PM
They were very close:
Duncan 13.9 pts / 9.1 rebs / 3 asst / 2 blks 51.2%FG 22.6 PER 9.6 WS 5.5 BPM 4.2 VORP
Leonard 16.5 pts / 7.2 rebs / 2.5 asst / 2.3 stl 47.9%FG 22 PER 8.6 WS 6.1 BPM 4.1 VORP
And Duncan played more than 20% more games than Leonard.
28.9 minutes per game (ain't it amazing what he can accomplish in such a short time) - 77 games played - not bad for a 38 year old
He's a forward when he plays with Splitter and Baynes. He's a center when he plays with Diaw and Bonner.
Leonard got 155 points - a lot more than Klay Thompson (122) and Irving (112) but because he's a forward and not a guard - didn't make an all-nba team. Lots of big men on the all-nba teams this year.
He absolutely a center when he plays with splitter
Sportal
05-21-2015, 09:49 PM
Business-wise I could see why its dicey. Suppose we go to your system, how many east teams make it this year and for the foreseeable future? 3, 4 per season? East coast TV audiences get shafted if they're NBA fans (all later starts than usual) and, more importantly, the EC is the demographic heavyweight in this equation. All the big-to-huge markets aside from LA are in the east.
So I could understand if they're reluctant to pull the plug on Eastern fanbases - that IS essentially what they'd be doing for the next couple years. The whole eastern seaboard would become less interested in bball for an extended period.
Also, who's to say the lower-ranking western teams would destroy the east ones? We'll never know, we only get to see the two best teams head up in the finals. And tbh the finals haven't been boring in recent years. Always well-contested with no clear-cut favorite, and both conferences have gotten some chips.
You're right. But something needs to change. The draft system clearly doesn't work, so it's really one or the other.
The draft system should be based on that "strength of season" statistic that runs around on the Nba. I know the East had a terrible season for injuries to top players of good teams, but still, the NBA handing Cleveland 3 #1 picks has ruined the East.
There is probably more young talent in the East and it will continue to slowly build up, but the lottery has to change. Something has to...
He absolutely a center when he plays with splitter
On defense, mostly - but not always - e.g. he defended Griffin for that 2nd half of ? game. But on offense, he's the forward - unless Splitter's developed a jump shot I don't know of.
Legends66NBA7
05-22-2015, 12:34 AM
Thought at least 1 Atlanta Hawk should have made an All-NBA team, IMO.
Spurs5Rings2014
05-22-2015, 02:47 AM
On defense, mostly - but not always - e.g. he defended Griffin for that 2nd half of ? game. But on offense, he's the forward - unless Splitter's developed a jump shot I don't know of.
These losers don't watch Spurs games and have the audacity to call out our GOAT like this. The nerve.
:coleman:
Andrei89
05-22-2015, 05:56 AM
Inb4 Kobe Bryant gets All Defensive first team
sd3035
05-22-2015, 07:54 AM
wow the east sucks
fandarko
05-22-2015, 08:55 AM
seriously..
compare that to
2001-2002
1st Team
F: Tim Duncan F: Tracy McGrady
C: Shaquille O'Neal
G: Kobe Bryant G: Jason Kidd
2nd Team
F: Kevin Garnett F: Chris Webber
C: Dirk Nowitzki
G: Allen Iverson G: Gary Payton
3rd Team
F: Jermaine O'Neal F: Ben Wallace
C: Dikembe Mutombo
G: Steve Nash G: Paul Pierce
or
1990-91 NBA
1st Team
F: Charles Barkley F: Karl Malone
C: David Robinson
G: Magic Johnson G: Michael Jordan
2nd Team
F: Chris Mullin F: Dominique Wilkins
C: Patrick Ewing
G: Clyde Drexler G: Kevin Johnson
3rd Team
F: Bernard King F: James Worthy
C: Hakeem Olajuwon
G: Joe Dumars G: John Stockton
:lol
First Team
Stephen Curry ( 3 point spammer... cant do anything else... MVP? )
James Harden ( rip through spammer... cant do anything else )
LeBron James ( well past his prime )
Anthony Davis
Marc Gasol ( good passer and defender i guess )
Second Team
Russell Westbrook ( missed the playoffs )
Chris Paul ( biggest choker of all time )
LaMarcus Alrdridge ( not even better than lillard anymore )
Pau Gasol ( well past his prime shooting flat footed wide open gimmies )
DeMarcus Cousins ( crazy, missed playoffs )
Third Team
Klay Thompson ( 3pt shooter )
Kyrie Irving
Blake Griffin ( choker )
DeAndre Jordan ( can only dunk and rebound )
Timothy Duncan ( 50 years old averaging 13ppg )
:facepalm
I concur. Weaker era. Durant is not there. Big men suck. Too many specialists. Some good guards out there, but no superstars except for an arguably declining Lebron.
SugarHill
05-22-2015, 09:31 AM
I concur. Weaker era. Durant is not there. Big men suck. Too many specialists. Some good guards out there, but no superstars except for an arguably declining Lebron.
How can you say there are no superstars? It all depends on the environment and it's not relative to any other time period. Players like Harden, Curry, Davis are superstars in 2015. It is what it is. They are all-NBA first team players and MVP candidates which makes them inherently superstar level players.
Leroy Jetson
05-22-2015, 09:36 AM
Kawhi actually got more votes than Klay and Kyrie but because of position didn't make it.
Bernkastel
05-22-2015, 09:37 AM
Weak era man
This.
Leroy Jetson
05-22-2015, 09:39 AM
Nba 4th and 5th team based on voter points http://www.interbasket.net/news/17835/2015/05/all-nba-fourth-team-john-wall-kawhi-leonard-jimmy-butler-and-atlantas-millsap-and-horford/
Finally the East shows up.
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